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The Best GPS Devices

The death of the dedicated GPS device has been greatly exaggerated. Sure, today’s mobile devices integrate talented and a lot of times, free navigation apps, but not everyone wants to use a phone or a huge tablet for driving directions. With a standalone GPS, you can just leave it in the car and forget about it, until, of course, you’re lost in an unfamiliar place. Or you’re on a road trip, it’s 1AM, and you’re desperately searching for the nearest Taco Bell. Or you want to avoid sitting in an hour of turnpike traffic.

With goodies like free traffic reporting, lifetime map updates, and local search becoming commonplace, today’s GPS devices can do a lot more than they ever have, and they’ve never been more affordable thanks in part to stiff competition from those aforementioned nav-enabled smartphones and tablets. Also, the GPS market is contracting and slowing down. There are fewer players, and those companies are making fewer new products. And models from a year or two ago, while not cutting-edge, provide perfectly serviceable results and can be had for lower prices.

If you’re searching for the right GPS, the list below includes the best devices we’ve tested along with current street prices, which in most cases are well below list. You’ll find new products, along with older ones that represent significant values.

Need more directions? Check out How to Buy a GPS. which steps through the details of what to look for when you’re shopping.